It is everything that is missing. Flesh that is not metal. Smell that
is not sprayed on. Hunger neither bought nor sold. Life that is not machine. The song of
blood you know, hear, feel, search for everywhere, but cannot find. Or you find it, and
are home forever: the epiphany of Earth.

 Barbara Mor

elcome to the newly redesigned Wild Ideas, a site dedicated to the celebration
of the wild in all its forms. This site is divided into a number of subject areas,
dealing with different facets of wildness, from the familiar concept of wilderness and
wild nature to looser interpretations of the term in the contexts of spirituality,
sexuality, creativity and politics.

The defining quality is:

wildadj [ME wilde fr. OE, akin to OHG wildi wild, W
gwyllt] (bef 12c) 1 a : living in a state of nature and not ordinarily
tame or domesticated... 3 a (1): not subject to restraint or regulation:
UNCONTROLLED; also : UNRULY... (2) emotionally overcome; also
: passionately eager or enthusiastic... b marked by turbulent
agitation... c going beyond normal or conventional bounds...
d indicative or strong passion, emotion or desire... 5 :
characteristic of, expressive of, or appropriate to wilderness or wildlife...
6 a : deviating from the normal or expected course...

Please note that Wild Ideas is still partially under construction at this point. Although
most of the placeholder pages are gone, a few places are still pretty
skeletal (notably the book reviews, and the FAQ areas outside the Temple). There may
also be a few broken links that we haven't caught yet. The process of restructuring and
redesigning such a large site has been more of an uphill battle than we had anticipated!
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The spirituality that stems from wild nature  religion that
is lived, felt and experienced rather than simply believed in real
and ecstatic and visceral. Wicca, neo-paganism, ecospirituality, nature
magic and related paths.

Various facets of what is commonly termed madness. These range from
online resources for coping with mood disorders and other similar
problems, to challenges to the conventional notions of what constitutes
sanity and madness.